Okay so! Merely days after the Red Surf post, here’s a sneak peek in its proper place to get us back on schedule.

This week’s film is going to be an interesting one. It’s a young adults film, but I’m not going to hold that against it- these films have a place, and there are plenty of good ones. However early indications (i.e a quick google) suggest that this film is not one of them. It stars a former High School Musical Alum -don’t tell anyone I know that okay- and another familiar face of the teen film scene.

My intention then with this film will be to take a slightly different. No-one wants to read a 26 year old bloke talk about why he thinks a teenage love story is dumb. Of course I do, I’m not the target audience! Instead I will try to judge the film on it’s own terms; does it do what it sets out to achieve, do I think its target audience would have enjoyed it? I’ll also try and tease out any points I think are good or anything I think it does well. I think this will make a more interesting read- it will certainly be more enjoyable to write for me.

So here’s your tease you naughty readers:

Any ideas? Lemme know! Otherwise, here’s some other points of interest:

– https://deadgoodfilm.com/ This film looks really interesting. A documentary based around the end of life, Dame Emma Thompson says: “(The film is) Beautifully crafted, so comforting as well as moving and gives the wisdom forth so simply and compellingly. Everyone should see this.” I missed it in cinemas, but perhaps its ne fairly well suited to home viewing anyway.

-It sounds like a new Matrix film is on the way. https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/the-matrix As a good 90’s boy I freaking love The Matrix and I love the sequels too (fight me!!!!). I must confess I am nervous about them looking to revisit the franchise. It exists in a specific time and specific place, like most remakes I feel it will be impossible to recapture that. But the Wachowski’s (directors, writers etc f the originals) are involved so I guess there’s some room for optimism!